ALEX Lesson Plans

Title: Travel Newsletter
Description:
In a role as the director of tourism for a student-selected city, state, or country, students conduct online research to create travel newsletters enticing tourists to visit their chosen areas. Newsletter content includes location, historical background, primary industry, attractions, and accommodations. Word processing skills implemented include newspaper columns, word art, graphic lines, serif vs. sans serif fonts, and justification.
Standard(s): [ELA2013] (9) 15: Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose. [RI.9-10.6]

Title: Take Two: Using Technology for Writing and Designing
Description:
In groups, students brainstorm to create a product, develop an advertisement for the product, design and present a slideshow, script a commercial for the product, and present the commercial in a 5-10 minute video.
Standard(s):

Subject: English Language Arts (9), or Technology Education (9 - 12) Title: Take Two: Using Technology for Writing and DesigningDescription: In groups, students brainstorm to create a product, develop an advertisement for the product, design and present a slideshow, script a commercial for the product, and present the commercial in a 5-10 minute video.

Title: Twentieth Century Resumes
Description:
Students will use the Alabama Virtual Library and other reference materials available in the library to create a resume for a twentieth century historical figure from United States history, science, or literature. The lesson is designed as a cooperative project between the classroom teacher and the library media specialist.
Standard(s):

Subject: English Language Arts (9), or Information Literacy (K - 12), or Technology Education (9 - 12) Title: Twentieth Century ResumesDescription: Students will use the Alabama Virtual Library and other reference materials available in the library to create a resume for a twentieth century historical figure from United States history, science, or literature. The lesson is designed as a cooperative project between the classroom teacher and the library media specialist.

Thinkfinity Lesson Plans

Title: Perception of Place
Description:
In this Xpeditions lesson, students write paragraphs describing their perceptions of a specified place and compare notes to see the variety of ideas and feelings toward this place. They come to understand how and why people perceive places in different ways.
Standard(s): [ELA2013] (9) 35: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See Grade 9 Language standards 36 and 38 for specific expectations.) [SL.9-10.6]

Subject: Arts - Drama - Language Arts - Writing (composition) - Religion - Christianity - Religion - Islam - Social Studies - GeographyTitle: Perception of PlaceDescription: In this Xpeditions lesson, students write paragraphs describing their perceptions of a specified place and compare notes to see the variety of ideas and feelings toward this place. They come to understand how and why people perceive places in different ways.Thinkfinity Partner: National Geographic EducationGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Title: I've Got the Literacy Blues
Description:
Students will be singing the blues in this lesson in which they identify themes from '' The Gift of the Magi'' and write and present blues poetry based on those themes.
Standard(s): [ELA2013] (12) 35: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.11-12.1]

Subject: Language ArtsTitle: I've Got the Literacy BluesDescription: Students will be singing the blues in this lesson in which they identify themes from '' The Gift of the Magi'' and write and present blues poetry based on those themes.Thinkfinity Partner: ReadWriteThinkGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Title: Arabic Poetry: Guzzle a Ghazal!
Description:
This lesson, from EDSITEment, contains three activities for students to understand and appreciate the intricate poetry of the ghazal, a pre-Islamic verse form still popular today. These activities involve experimenting with English rhymes in the style of the ghazal, studying real ghazal poetry to deduce its structure and rules, and group composition of ghazal-style poetry in English.
Standard(s): [ELA2013] (9) 35: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See Grade 9 Language standards 36 and 38 for specific expectations.) [SL.9-10.6]

Subject: Language ArtsTitle: Arabic Poetry: Guzzle a Ghazal!Description: This lesson, from EDSITEment, contains three activities for students to understand and appreciate the intricate poetry of the ghazal, a pre-Islamic verse form still popular today. These activities involve experimenting with English rhymes in the style of the ghazal, studying real ghazal poetry to deduce its structure and rules, and group composition of ghazal-style poetry in English.Thinkfinity Partner: EDSITEmentGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Title: Novel News: Broadcast Coverage of Character, Conflict, Resolution, and Setting
Description:
This twist on readers theater has students prepare original news programs based on incidents in a recent reading, as they explore standard literary elements of character, conflict, resolution, and setting.
Standard(s): [ELA2013] (12) 34: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating a command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See Grade 12 Language standards 35 and 37 for specific expectations.) [SL.11-12.6]

Title: Renaissance Humanism in Hamlet and The Birth of Venus
Description:
After reading Shakespeare's Hamlet, students identify, analyze, and explain how elements in Botticelli's painting Birth of Venus and examples from the play illustrate the philosophy of Renaissance Humanism.
Standard(s): [ELA2013] (12) 40: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. [L.11-12.6]

Subject: Language ArtsTitle: Renaissance Humanism in Hamlet and The Birth of Venus Description: After reading Shakespeare's Hamlet, students identify, analyze, and explain how elements in Botticelli's painting Birth of Venus and examples from the play illustrate the philosophy of Renaissance Humanism.Thinkfinity Partner: ReadWriteThinkGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Web Resources

Lesson Plans

Title: Storytelling with StoryCorps
Description:
Introduces students to the history and mission of StoryCorps. Teaches basic skills in interviewing and storytelling. Includes a list of recommended recordings, organized by themes of relevance and interest to young people.
Standard(s): [ELA2013] (10) 36: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See Grade 10 Language standards 37 and 39 for specific expectations.) [SL.9-10.6]

Storytelling with StoryCorpshttp://cdn.storycorp...
Introduces students to the history and mission of StoryCorps. Teaches basic skills in interviewing and storytelling. Includes a list of recommended recordings, organized by themes of relevance and interest to young people.

Thinkfinity Learning Activities

Title: ' Black Beauty'' author Anna Sewell was born in 1820.
Description:
Through Sewell's novel, students explore the cruelty to animals and extend the discussion to current events, eventually presenting the information.
Standard(s): [ELA2013] (12) 34: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating a command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See Grade 12 Language standards 35 and 37 for specific expectations.) [SL.11-12.6]

Subject: Language ArtsTitle: ' Black Beauty'' author Anna Sewell was born in 1820.Description: Through Sewell's novel, students explore the cruelty to animals and extend the discussion to current events, eventually presenting the information.Thinkfinity Partner: ReadWriteThinkGrade Span: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12